Residents and visitors to La Romana, in the southeast of the country, were taken by surprise by a 10-minute hail at around 3:40 pm on Good Friday. The hail storm cracked windows of some cars in La Romana reported El Siglo. Because of the time and day of the occurrence, several local residents kneeled down to pray. Low temperatures of 10 degrees Celsius were also reported in La Romana, during the hail storm. Press reports indicated that the scare was worse than the damage caused. With the hail put aside, for the most part weather was good in the Southeast, as well as in the eastern and southwestern coasts of the DR for the Easter long weekend. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday heavy rains fell in the north and north central regions, dampening the vacation plans of thousands of Dominicans that had headed north. By Saturday and Sunday, weather was back to its sunny normal. Press reports indicated that less city residents left the cities for vacation meccas than in previous years.
